Good morning! I am so excited to be a stop on the hop for the Pinkfresh Studio Ink Pad Release! If you follow me on social media you already know that I’m a bit of an ink hoarder but these inks are truly incredible! The colors are gorgeous, and quite different in shade from most of the ink pads I own. They’re been curated into sets of four that work together beautifully for layering stamps or just if you want to stay within the same color family. They’re dye inks and, as you’ll see below, they blend beautifully and react with water just a little bit which is always a fun perk! Mini cubes and full-sized pads are available and you can purchase the inks as mini ink cube sets or individual full-sized pads! All sets and pads are linked below! 🙂
To start off I’ve swatched all 48 Pinkfresh Studio inks onto 2-inch squares that fit perfectly in my swatch binder. You can click on any photo for a closer look at the colors.
Here are the swatch charts I created: Pinkfresh Studio Ink Labels 1, Pinkfresh Studio Ink Labels 2, Pinkfresh Studio Ink Labels 3. (You may need to click on them twice to bring up the PDFs).
I print them on 80lb cardstock, trim 1/2″ off the top and bottom, and 1/4″ inch off the sides. Then I simply trim them down to 2-inch squares. They fit perfectly into the Simple Stories Insta Pocket Pages for a 6×8 binder! Here are all the new inks releasing today!
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And here’s what I created using Coral Reef, Passion Fruit, and Raspberry Bliss ink (and yes I did mix and match my color families!) 😉
After completing my swatches I knew the inks stamped beautifully so I wanted to test them out in other ways. I love ink blending and I wanted to see how these dye inks would blend with each other, especially if I mixed color families! So I started by blending Coral Reef, Passion Fruit, and Raspberry Bliss inks onto a panel of strathmore bristol cardstock. I’ve recently started converting my ink blending foams over to these domed pads because they’re simply amazing! They give you such a smooth blend with no harsh lines whatsoever! They fit on a regular Tim Holtz blending tool so you don’t have to get new tools if you already have those. Since dye inks don’t always blend as smoothly as oxides or pigment inks I decided to use these foams to make sure I wouldn’t have any harsh lines as the colors met. As it was I didn’t need to worry about that because the ink pads were nice and juicy and the colors blended so nicely! And if you’re interested in trying these new foams they’re currently on sale! 😉
After I finished blending I splattered the panel with water and was pleasantly surprised to discover that they’re a little water reactive and you can see some soft ink lifting on the panel. I also sprayed it with shimmer spray and splattered it with black paint. Once the panel was totally dry I die-cut it with the Hello with Botanicals die.
I also blended a few scraps of paper with the same three inks and die-cut the sprigs from Hello with Botanicals using my blended panels and black cardstock. I trimmed my blended panel down to 4″ by 5.25″ and adhered it to a white card base. Then I layered and adhered my accent sprigs. Finally I added a few black and sparkling clear sequins to finish my card!
If you’re interesting in trying the new inks, there’s no better time than right now! All Pinkfresh Studio orders over $100+ will receive free shipping within the United States without a code. The discount will be applied automatically!
To celebrate the ink pad release, Pinkfresh Studio is giving away the full sized ink pad release over on the Pinkfresh blog, and the full mini cube release on the Pinkfresh Studio Instagram feed!!
Each hop stop is also giving away a $25 gift card! Leave a comment letting me know your favorite color for your chance to win! Winners will be chosen randomly from the comments and posted on the Pinkfresh Studio Giveaway page on Monday, October 21st. You must check that page and claim your prize within two weeks.
Remember, every hop stop is giving away a gift card so hop along with us and be inspired!
If you’ve gotten all the way to the end of my super long post, thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop! If this is your first time at my blog I hope you’ll consider subscribing via the sidebar on the right or visiting me on Youtube or Instagram! Have a fabulous crafty week, friends! 🙂
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Beautiful blending!
Very pretty card! Those colors look fabulous together!
Lovely card!!!
Wow, gorgeous, vivid colors! I’m definitely excited about these inks in the four pack color families.
Love the negative letters
Wow those are gorgeous I love that raspberry bliss the best !
Beautiful card Jessica. Can’t wait to try these ink.
The inks did blend beautifully! Your card is gorgeous.
Oh! Love that brilliant background!! Beautiful card. Thank you for taking the time to make the ink labels and sharing. I was curious about the domed pads, so thanks for the info. Ranger has switched to a cheaper backing on theirs and now they tear when removing, so I will pick up a pack of these to try.
What a gorgeous card!! Love the vibrancy and the ombre affect!
Love the colors on your gorgeous card!
Soo bright and beautiful, like a perfect sunrise! Love those ink blending domes, thanks for the tip!
So helpful to see them all swatched out like that! I had decided aquamarine was my favorite, but the coral reef and passion fruit are now moving toward the top, as well!
Love the island oasis!
Oh, how I love the pink to orange look. I never would have tried that–THANKS
I am crazy about Passion Fruit! Wow, these look fantastic and I love the blend you achieved 🙂
Nice! Island was my fav, but the wild truffles are moving up.
Beautiful job on the swatches, and a gorgeous card! Love the colors you chose! Can’t wait to try these pretty inks!
Jessica, you never disappoint. Your cards are always wonderful along with your explanations. Thank you for the introductions to blending with the wonderful PinkFresh colors. I’m a spot or cube person. These rock the colors!
The ink blending on your card is gorgeous!
Love the color choices.
I’ve the hello die and now will pull it back out.
Love the Raspberry Bliss
color. Your blended paper
is beautiful and a great design.
Carla from Utah
Wow gorgeous colors and gorgeous card. Thank you for creating the swatch charts they will be very helpful.
Loved those bold colors!